monster

Burrowshark

CR 4

Medium Humanoid (human), Neutral Evil

Reveal Stat Block

Armor Class

18 ({@item plate armor|phb})

Hit Points

82 (11d8 + 33)

Speed

30 ft.

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Traits

Bond of the Black Earth.The burrowshark is magically bound to a bulette trained to serve as its mount. While mounted on its bulette, the burrowshark shares the bulette's senses and can ride the bulette while it burrows. The bonded bulette obeys the burrowshark's commands. If its mount dies, the burrowshark can train a new bulette to serve as its bonded mount, a process requiring a month.

Actions

Multiattack.The burrowshark makes three melee attacks.

Spear.mw,rw 6 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. ({@damage 1d6 + 4) piercing damage, or 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.

Reactions.Reactions the creature can take:

Unyielding.When the burrowshark is subjected to an effect that would move it, knock it prone, or both, it can use its reaction to be neither moved nor knocked prone.

Burrowshark

Elite warriors of the earth cult, burrowsharks are fierce champions who ride trained bulettes into battle. While their powerful mounts rend and tear foes to pieces, burrowsharks leap to the ground and cut down their foes without mercy.

Burrowsharks are much like Black Earth guards, since both have uncanny footing and special armor. For burrowsharks, an additional gift of Ogrémoch's might establishes a magical bond between the burrowshark and a bulette, allowing the rider to burrow with its mount and sense what its mount senses.